MOL signed agreement with MAN Energy Solutions and Mitsui E&S Machinery to target a purchase contract of an ammonia fueled main engine which is currently under development.
Taking into consideration that ammonia is one of the top candidates as next-generation clean fuel that does not emit carbon dioxide, partners goal to tackle environmental issues and achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
The shipping company MOL, said that the MoU was ‘in accordance’ with the MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1 and its ambition to ‘achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and to deploy net zero emissions ocean-going vessels within the 2020s’.
MOL aim to order ammonia fueled main engine, a pioneer engine of net zero emission vessels aligned under this agreement, and to contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society.
…the company concluded.
To remind, MOL recently shake hands with SoftBank, and e5 Lab in order to focus on the use of a next-generation high-speed communication satellites.